Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-05-23
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The corner stone Of the new public
building at New Albany, Ind, was laid
Saturday.
The spring "gather" of cattle in Texas is
more satisfactory to cattle men than for
several years past.
Henry McCabe Is under arrest in Chicago
for the murder of J. NJ Howard, a LOganS-
port lind. lawyer.
VIM. Sheets, farmer living near PASTOR,
Ind, was struck by lightning Sunday at
ternOon and instantly killed.
The Licking county delegates to the
Democratic State Convention have been
selected and instructed for Thurman for
Governor.
Joe Wise, who killed Will Martin in Il
saloon fight at LOganspOrt, Ind, few
days ago, has been indicted for man
slaughter.
The Supreme Court OF Ohio in the case
of the Council of Urhana decided that q
plurality vote was sufficient to organize
and elect officers.
Arnold Iutterman, formerly Secretary
of Iron Molders' Union No. !, has been ar
rested, charged with embezSlcment OF
500, funds OF the Union.
Nate Stewart, of l,ngansport, Ind,
pleaded guilty TO the cmbeazlement OF
$40, 900 from the Sieberling Manufacturing
Company, of Akron, o., for which he was
one time State agent.
By order of the President certain internal
revenue districts have been so changed and
consolidated, and twenty-One abolished,
that an estimated saving of 500, 900 is the
result.
The President has pardoned John Rau-
ber was was convicted of evasiOns of the
internal revenue in New York State. The
pardon is based oil representations that
Rauber is insane.
The steamer Gaelic, from China and ia
pan, arrived at San Francisco with small
pOx on board. She was at once placed in
quarantine. There are twelve hundred
Chinese passengers.
Appeals for aid for the victims Of the
Nanaimo british Columbial cOlliery dis
aster have been sent TO the Mayors OF Eas-
tern cities, and active measures have been
adopted to raise and forward relief.
Michael Harmon, a freight conductor on
the Delaware and Hudson Railroad, was
crushed to death by his train, AT Wilkes
harre, Pa, in an EFFORT, which was success
ful, to save the life woman and child.
Mrs. Sarah +. GOOdspeed, of Cincinnati,
who was 80 nearly murdered by her hus-
band few days ago, has brought suit for
divorce on the ground Of extreme cruelty.
She wants restoration to her former name,
Sarah +. BOdley.
Mrs. Mary 4. Calhoun, wife of q
wealthy farmer near Mansfield, o., has
sued A. w. Simmons, neighbOr, for $l0,-
| 900 damages for slander, the allegation
being that he has bOasted having been lin
timate with her"
The Circut Court at Cincinnati has de-
cided that person, having agreed to
burn gas exclusively for ten years in con-
sidCration of a reduction in price, Is bound
thereby, and has enjOined Charles J.
Steineau from using electric lights in his
store.
4 brutal murder occurred in Lincoln
county, Ark. Madison Reams and James
English quarreled ABOUT crop which
they were cultivating English is severity
four years old, but whipped Reams, who
run OFF. Later Reams shot English from
ambush, killing him instantly.
The scandal that has ClOuded the
Christian Church of Pawtucket, +. l., since
Monday last, has eliminated in the resig-
nation OF its pastor, the Rev. C. 5. Bur
leigh. 1t is charged that he has been I'M
duly familiar with woman of his cOngre=
cation. lie has left the city, and will soon
remove his family.
Secretary Fairchild has granted the re-
quest of the Pacific Coast Steamship Com
pany for permission TO bond dutiable goods
for transportation from one point in the
| United States to another via the Canadian
Pacific Railroad. This gives a competing
tranScontinental route not subject to the
restrictions of the Interstate commerce
law.
Fire losses: The works of the Erie
Burial Case Manufacturing Company,
Erie, Pa, $sO,OO0; twenty bust
ness houses in Cannon Falls,
Minn., 500, 900; the Som Brush Works,
Toledo, O., 1000; thousands of acres of
forests near Caroline, R, /. house and barn
of Philip Blum, Long Run, Clermont
county, Ohio; GleenwOOn Mill, FoxborO,
Mass, $4,000.